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Amenities in this area include: open countryside and trails.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
This entrance is to the right of the Dungeon Ghyll car park.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets.
The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block at the top of Stickle Ghyll car park.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to the countryside.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Windermere.
Windermere station is approximately 11 miles away from Stickle Ghyll car park.
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This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a gravel and compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
There is no hatched zone.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.
The parking bays are separated by raised timber, which may present a trip hazard.

The following information describes the picnic area located to the right of the car park.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There are picnic tables.
Adapted picnic tables are not available.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 76cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the tables.
There is step-free level access around the area.
The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to compacted earth and bark chippings.

Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
The door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 87cm.
Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
The male standard toilet was surveyed.
There is also a female toilet in the same location.
The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 81cm.
The wash basin tap type is push.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
There are hand dryers.

There is 1 Blue Badge parking bay.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 226cm x 551cm.
There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
There is not a designated drop-off point.
This car park is operated by the Lake District National Park.

This information is for the access point located to the right of Dungeon Ghyll car park.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
This access point allows for access to the trail to Elterwater.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, gravel and compact earth.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slight slopes run along the main trail path to Elterwater.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The trail is approximately 3.6 miles long.
This trail begins at Dungeon Ghyll car park and follows the valley landscape and river to Elterwater.
There are optional routes that branch off into Hag, Baysbrown and Sawrey's woods.
The trail is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compacted gravel and mud.
Some of the route contains very uneven surfaces.
These are found in the following areas: along the main trail.
There are alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is not clearly signposted.
The route has online maps.
Seating is not available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.
This route is a 'miles without stiles' route.
Although mostly level, some sections of path have large potholes.
There are some areas in which rocks protrude into the pathway. These can mostly be avoided by using the more level ground to the side.

This information is for the access point located at the top of Stickle Ghyll car park.
Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes and a steep ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens away from you (push).
The gate is self-closing.
The width of the gap is 71cm.
There are large protruding rocks at the access gate.
The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth, shingle and loose stones.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
The slopes and steps are along the primary routes in this area.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.
There are large protruding rocks along this route.